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Are we finally seeing the return of the big spenders?
Super-prime buyers are coming out of the woodwork at last, says Trevor Abrahmsohn...
Resi developers shell out as Met Police offloads ‘under-used’ buildings
By selling off 32 sites across Greater London last year - including a number of police stations - the Met Police has been praised for generating a handy £125m to reinvest back into frontline policing.
Transaction levels getting back to normal as London prices hit double the UK average
The average London house price is now double the UK average for the first time, says Cushman & Wakefield. Salaries in the capital, meanwhile, are 30% more than the UK average.
Strong growth but ‘momentum may be slowing’ for prime country houses
The prime country house market has posted its strongest rate of annual growth for four years, says Knight Frank, although the £5m+ segment dropped by 2.3% between April and June.
£500k garage hits the market in Kensington
A single garage in W8 has just been put up for sale with a guide price of £500,000.
Edinburgh posts fourth consecutive quarter of price growth
Property values in Edinburgh are now 5.7% higher than they were a year ago, after posting four quarterly rises on the trot.
Super suburbs outperform prime London
The gap between prime regional and prime London house prices may have just peaked, according to Savills.
£818-£10,854: How much does a square metre of property cost across the UK?
This latest sums by Halifax tell us how much a single square metre of real estate will set you back around the country
PCL values plateau as buyers apply the brakes; price accordingly if you want to sell – Savills
"The prime London markets have all become more price sensitive", summarises Savills' Head of Research Lucian Cook in the firm's latest residential update.
Hamptons throws two launch events for Canary Wharf
Hamptons International is planning a couple of shindigs to make sure its new Canary Wharf branch goes off with a bang.
The new offering on South Colonnade will host two events;
Quarter of all RBKC stock now reduced from original asking price
Delving deep into the Lonres data vaults, Westbourne Grove-based agency Crayson has been reviewing the Spring term across its key Kensington, Holland Park and Notting Hill patch with some very interesting…
Number of ‘mansions’ in the UK has doubled in five years – Knight Frank
Knight Frank has been having a think about Ed Balls' latest proposals, and highlighted what could very well be the first case of fiscal drag before the introduction of a new tax.